Cozza, Giovanni Battista

Cozza, Giovanni Battista an Italian painter, was born at Milan in 1676, and settled at Ferrara while very young, where he executed many works for the churches. The principal are, The Conception, in the cathedral; The Holy Family, in the Church of Ognissanti; The Assumption, in San Guglielmo; and The Annunciation, in Santa Lucia. He died at Ferrara in 1742. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.